17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Fasting festival

Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash or Kartik Brati in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on November 05, 2019. Bengali people of the Hindu faith in Bangladesh sit in prayer celebrating the 18th century Hindu Saint Baba Lokenath with a 'Rakher Upobas' prayer and fast day Every year thousands of Hindu devotees gather in front of Shri Shri Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram temple for the Kartik Brati or Rakher Upobash religious festival in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Camera: L1D-20c
Copyright: © Azim Khan Ronnie